Wake Up: Hip-Hop, Christianity, and the Black Church

by Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan, Marlon Hall, Marlon F. Hall

First an expression of black urban youth, Hip Hop music continues to expand as a cultural expression of youth and, now, young adults more generally. As a cultural phenomenon, it has even become integral to the worship experience of a growing number of churches who are reaching out to these groups. This includes not just African American churches but churches of all ethnic groups. Once seen as advocating violence, Hip Hop can be the Church's agent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00CC7UMS4
• ISBN13: 9781426703010
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"